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The non-linear solution of the mixed-mode caustics in birefringent materials

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The purpose of this note is to study the transmitted and rear face reflected caustics in birefringent plates for a mixed-mode stress field at the crack tip.

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  1. Department of Mechanics, National Technical University of Athens, 5, Heroes of Polytechnion Av., GR-15773, Zographou, Athens, Greece

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Papadopoulos, G.A., Pazis, D. The non-linear solution of the mixed-mode caustics in birefringent materials. Int J Fract 119, 35–40 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023904325554

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